Lisa Hemmat hosts a tasting of wines from boutique and family wineries from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday in the enclosed patio heated with a fire pit. For $15, you’ll get five or more two-ounce tastes, plus cheese, chicken skewers and meatballs. Those who participate get a coupon for 15 percent off their bill if they dine at the restaurant that evening.

Wines from the south of France, including Domaine Templer, will be served in Riedel stemware from 1 to 4 p.m. at Saturday’s stand-up tasting at the bar. For $20, you’ll get 10 1 1/2-ounce samples, plus cheeses, salami and French bread. Participants are requested not to apply perfume or cologne until the tasting is over, so the fragrances don’t interfere with the tasting. Pinot noirs from Santa Rita Valley, including Melville and Alma Rosa, will be sampled at the stand-up commuter tasting from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday. For $10, you’ll get five 2-ounce samples, cheeses, salami and French bread. Samantha Dugan and Randy Kemner conduct a tasting of wines from France’s major regions – including Burgundy, Bordeaux, Alsace, the Loire Valley, Champagne, the Rhone Valley, Provence and the Southwest – at 7:30 p.m. July 30 for $35 a person, including cheeses, salami and French bread. Seating is limited, and reservations are required.

Wines are made on the premises from grapes the owner brings in from Northern California. Tastings from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday are $7 for six to 10 1-ounce samples from among 2004 zinfandel, merlot, cabernet sauvignon and California port; 2005 sauvignon blanc, chardonnay, petite sirah and cabernet franc; and 2006 syrah and merlot and nonvintage chocolate port. If a bottle of wine is bought, the tasting is free.

For information on how to publish free listings of tastings and tasting dinners, call Al Rudis at 562-499-1255 or write him at alrudis@yahoo.com.